| Abstract | Kinesin is a molecular motor which processes along a microtubule by hand over hand steps. In recent experiments, the motors have been modified with the insertion of amino acids to increase the length of the neck linker connecting the heads of the motor. These modifications can have profound effects on the velocity and number of steps taken by the motor. In this talk, we will compare three different stochastic models which incorporate these modifications and discuss their relationship to the experimental results. This is joint work with Matt Kutys, Venkatesh Hariharan, and William Hancock. |
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